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This overused term is annoying me. Let's just be honest. You need money and you bought too much wine. You're not clearing space. You are broke.
You sold off everything else and then your wife told you to sell the wine or she's leaving you.  So, $20 to the first sellar who titles his thread any of these ways: (It will be good therapy  ) "I'm broke. I can't pay my bills - need to sell wine" - Any combination of phrasing works. "My wife is making me sell my wine" "I'm a total A-hole for buying expensive cult wines when I have less than $1000 in my savings account" "I got on all of these mailing lists thinking I could flip them all for double the price, now I really need money" "It's my mortgage or my wine" Others can add some of their own.  This message has been edited. Last edited by: Hunter, |
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I have too much CA Pinot Noir and Aussie shiraz and I have developed an aversion to cough syrup.
When in doubt, open another bottle. |
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I've got some sh!t I want to try to turn for a quick buck.
Joe ----- Wine is like potato chips around me...if it's open, it's gone. |
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How about:
As a wine-buying addict and 27 year old graduate student making less per hour than the janitor, I must sell these so I can afford to eat. Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. - Aristophanes foodandwineblog.com |
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I need to sell off my fine wine to raise money for my new hobby, fine art.
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Does anyone have any Petrus corks and labels?
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My son/daughter got accepted to Yale/Harvard. I didn't think he/she was that smart and thought they would be going to community college.
I'm completely fine today...and I didn't even take my pills!! |
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"I drank way too much wine already when I decided to buy this cr@p! What to do with it now?"
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Although I'm guessing that this thread is intended to be taken humorously (at least to some degree), for me it is a serious one and remarkably timely.
In all honesty and humility, I have admittedly spent too much money on wine, the credit card balances from wine purchases are too high, and now that my wife knows just how much I've spent, she is furious at me. Needless to say it's not a pretty picture. So, in the hopes of keeping my marriage intact I will need to sell a large portion of my wine. I'll be putting a list together and will post as soon as possible. I hope that no one will, but flame away if you feel compelled. Truth is, I'm being completely serious about having to sell pretty much everything I have in order to keep my marriage intact. It's an understatement in saying it's not been a very good day.
------------------------- "I don't want to manage my cellar... I want to drink it." - Jancis Robinson |
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See? I'm helping people come out already. $20 incoming....  Just kidding. Good luck with everything duckfaninmt. I'm being serious there. Let's see the list. |
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How about: "I bought this wine at a pretty low price and now I'm trying to turn a profit at your expense."
Just one more sip. |
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"I purchased on impulse. Now I'm selling on impulse. Hey, I'm impulsive! My loss is your gain".
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. |
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YIKES! Just read this, duckfan. Sorry for your dilemma.  You're a good guy. As Hunter mentioned, List it up and I'm sure you'll find many eager to give a hand. Good luck. Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. |
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I just don't understand how your wife can get so upset. Honestly, she married you and vowed to spend the rest of her life with you. Is going overboard on wine really something that should push her to the breaking point? I could understand her position if you stole from kids with cancer, or embezzled money meant for orphans, or if you were a vegetable. I guess I don't get it, it seems like there are so many worse things a guy can do to hurt his marriage than have an expensive wine habit. This message has been edited. Last edited by: Sticky2, |
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DFiMT- Man- sorry to hear that. Better to get it out now and save your relationship.
Sticky- I am guessing she is more upset about what she perceives as dishonesty or hiding the purchases than an expensive habit. My wife used to get upset with me for spending too much on wine, but I kept making her drink the goiod stuff and now she never says a word |
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So much for the "full disclosure" crowd...
 *********** "Never RE-elect anybody." --Keith Squier |
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Look on the bright side, duckfan. You had one hell of a blowout tasting when your brother visited! THAT was, likely, due to the time you spent studying, tasting and convorting with your brothers, here. Sell off several of your bottles (you were buying some good stuff), save a few to share with your bride and and I'm sure things'll calm down shortly. Fret not!
Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive anyway. |
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Funny thread. But technically, they are thinning their cellar. As to their motive, I couldn’t care less unless they are crooks. I will admit to finding divorce clearance sales a but funny.
___________________________________________________ It's good to try them young too and then let them age - James Suckling Infanticide can be very satisfying - Robert Parker I drink mine young to avoid disappointments - James Laube |
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What happened in Napa, didn't stay in Napa. Please help.
(feel free to change according to your drug source of choice) ----------------------- Randy Sloan Match Vineyards http://www.MatchVineyards.com |
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Interestingly enough I had 7 bottles show up today that my wife didn't know were coming. This after she basically cut me off. Says we can't buy anymore (We are buying a house, moving across country, changing career fields, etc.) So I have to find the nice way to explain what happened. I really do think I have to take a major hiatus though. Oh well, it was a good run.
Speaking of which. Anyone interested in my wares? Just kidding. -------------------------------- calix meus inebrians. disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras moriturus. |
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What about:
"Who was I kidding, I'm not going to keep this wine for 20 years. I better sell it before I drink it too early." -------------------------------- calix meus inebrians. disce quasi semper victurus vive quasi cras moriturus. |
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Curt,
A favorite story of mine when that happens is, "I ordered this months ago when it was way to hot/cold to ship". It's never really been a problem though. |
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I've used this one many times as well. And when I pick up my orders from Garagiste, it's actually true. *********** "Never RE-elect anybody." --Keith Squier |
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